The Dr Who thread

Ollie · Post by **Ollie** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:36 am 0

Did someone mention here, btw, that there's no way that titchy little thing was the Titanic, or was that somewhere else?

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:38 am 0

Somewhere else.

DutchLlama · Post by **DutchLlama** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:23 am 0

Just found out that the end scene of Family of Blood could only have occurred after or during 1994, because that was the year when the first female vicars were ordained in the Anglican church (IIRC in the Roman Catholic church that hasn't happened yet).

So "Old Tim" was at least 98 years by then (1913 - 17 = 1896).

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:55 am 0

Two or three dozen veterans are still alive in 2007, three or four of them in the U.K.

Firefox · Post by **Firefox** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:38 am 0

Matrixxx wrote:http://rapidshare.com/files/40311771/Alexandra_Moen_in_Falling.avi

Did he give her that pearl necklace?

amanset · Post by **amanset** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:51 am 0

We've officially not seen the last of Martha:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cul ... 6692.shtml

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:42 am 0

KlaxonCow wrote:
PVB wrote:BBC may say that, but RTD has said on more than one occasion that "It's for the kids."
Which probably explains why his episodes are generally complete shit.

But that implies that if it's made for kids then it has to be shit, which of course isn't the case (there have been some excellent 'kids only' dramas over the years).

The problem is that RTD can't write Sci-Fi for kids.

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:44 am 0

amanset wrote:We've officially not seen the last of Martha:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cul ... 6692.shtml

As had been rumoured - so, I wonder if whatever temporary companion the Doc gets will then be edged out when Martha returns, or will the Doc end up travelling with two companions for a while? Time will tell.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:46 am 0

I think it's about time we had a companion that's not from contempary Earth. Either someone alien, or someone swiped from the past. Lots of potential for 'fish out of water' stuff again then.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:46 am 0

We're getting a new companion for the full thirteen episodes. I think Russell has a plan

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:47 am 0

HGFB wrote:I think Russell has a plan

Shit.

WiteWulf · Post by **WiteWulf** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:53 am 0

Wel, I'm echoing sentiments already expressed I think, but I think they're worth it. Overall an enjoyable episode but *deeply* flawed by the whole Jesus angle. The Doctor being rejuvenated by the power of prayer and crushing The Master by forgiving him, ffs? Not good. Really, really not good.

Oh, RTD? George Lucas is on the phone, he'd like his cliche book back, please.

Ollie · Post by **Ollie** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:11 am 0

Alarm wrote:Somewhere else.

Ah, well, in that case... There's no way that titchy little thing was the Titanic.

Ollie · Post by **Ollie** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:12 am 0

Flabio wrote:I think it's about time we had a companion that's not from contempary Earth. Either someone alien, or someone swiped from the past. Lots of potential for 'fish out of water' stuff again then.

I think it's about time we had a companion who wasn't in love with the Doctor. Not sure RTD is capable of writing one, though.

The Captain · Post by **The Captain** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:17 am 0

Tom Baker was of the opinion that the best companion would have been a talking cabbage or an incredibly old woman.

But given that the current Doctor is a dickhead, I hope they cast Ian McKellen or Bill Nighy as the new companion - Professor Bernard Quatermass. He can get on with stuff while Tennant's at a Blondie concert.